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DLD 6/25/07: A Day In The Head Of Adam Melhuse

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Icky weekend.  Here some links and cartoons.

Star-divide

Overmatched A's limp out of New York
On the original 2007 major-league schedule, the A's were set to play the Brewers in Milwaukee. When the final, revised schedule was released, however, Oakland wound up with the Mets, one of baseball's best and highest-salaried clubs.

A'S NOTEBOOK / Calero may be next on DL
Closer Huston Street is out, setup man Justin Duchscherer is out and now setup man Kiko Calero is likely to join both on the disabled list today. Calero said he has a tired right shoulder, something like a "dead arm'' that has bothered him.

Team mum about K.C. declining Bradley deal
The A's provided no information whatsoever Saturday after a trade that would have sent Milton Bradley to Kansas City fell through the previous evening. "I have no comment on the situation,'' general manager Billy Beane said Saturday afternoon.

Previously: A Day In The Head of Eric Chavez.

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awesome!

The Adam Melhuse thought process is hilarious.  Will I get thrown out onto a New Jersey turnpike after reading it?

death to myspace!

by malikot on Jun 25, 2007 9:01 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

a request

I'd really, really like to see a (recent) Day In The Head Of Billy Beane

"San Jose A's of Fremont" validates the Halo's stoopid name

by ArakSOT on Jun 25, 2007 9:04 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That would be as scrutable

as one of the Korean comics sans translation.

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 9:07 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

would A Day in the Head of Marco be Scutable?
That's not such a bad idea ... but it's a strange inference. ~ mikeA @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 9:43 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 9:12 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Let me help:

SMASH! F&$^! AHHHHH!! F#%&! SMASH! F%#$! D$#@! P^$@! S@$T! SMASH! ARG! [throws chair] ARG! ASS! F$@% YOUR MOTHER IN THE A@%! AHHH! SUCK MY F*&#^ING HAIRY F$#@&%^ #*%@S! SMASH! F$#& YOU, FISHER F#*@&ING PRICE! SMASH! [throws secretary] ARG! DERGEYBLOO! WAAAAFRUGH! F#&^ PIECE OF DONKEY S&$#! SMASH! I WILL F$@* YOU IN THE @#%! SMASH! F*&#! [throws table]

Fin.

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 9:14 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dergeybloo?
Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 9:17 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's a variation of the color made famous in...

Steely Dan's song "Deacon Blue".

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 11:08 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Excellent Vizio diagram

Funnniest part from Bradley article:

In addition, Bradley has had so many injuries in his career, it's certainly conceivable that he could have come off the DL on Wednesday and immediately hurt himself again.

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Jun 25, 2007 9:05 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

When I click on that link I get this:

STOP!

You cannot access the following Web address:

Yadda yadda yadda

I no can haz addiction?

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 9:12 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oops, meant as reply to gotgreen's post.
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 9:15 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You totally need a new job.
Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 9:16 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Where is everyone?

Get swept once and everyone scurries away?  Brutal weekend for the A's, but on a personal note it was a great weekend for me.  7 months, one test, and 5 interviews ago I applied for a promotion.  I got it Friday!  My faith in civil service has been restored, can the A's be far behind?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 25, 2007 9:07 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Unfortunately, it's times like these when we need

to turn to real life for consolation....Congratulations!

Larry Davis's sigline: Fat Wank Suturist ~monkeyball

by LAXile on Jun 25, 2007 1:46 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Perish the thought,

Mostly real life sucks....which is why I hang out here far more than is good for my mental health.  Thanks for the congrats though!  Much like my wife, I was beginning to think all of AN was indifferent to my minimulist accomplishments.  I am now going to set much loftier goals...like learning to spell.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 25, 2007 1:55 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

congrats!

I'm sure there were lots of people who wanted to post a congrats until they started playing gotgreen's demon game.

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2007 2:33 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jumping on congrats-bandwagon

...sheepishly distracted by evil computer games...

by pam5981 on Jun 25, 2007 2:40 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm on the congratswagon, too!

Don't blame the game, though... I was away from the computer (if I'd been at the computer, then yeah, I'd have been playing the game).

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 3:05 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BOOO!
Well, that's better than indifference, isn't it?

Seriously, good on ya'!

Now, go out and save the world, one thingamabob at a time!

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 3:08 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Waste managment.
At a short stay county facility.  Checking in is relativly easy....checking out, not so much.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 25, 2007 11:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

moving this over from the weekend DLD!

this is a VERY addicting game. many have wasted precious time over the weekend playing this! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. :)

and that Melhuse thing is hilarious!!! great job!! =)

by gotgreen on Jun 25, 2007 9:09 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Enabler!
Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 9:12 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tired addiction.
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 9:16 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it's the subject of Urban's next story
Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Jun 25, 2007 9:18 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wish you could pause this game

Because I have to toggle back to a screen I'm "working" on whenever someone walks by, and it's really killing my score.

by pam5981 on Jun 25, 2007 9:50 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

c'mon, let's see some high scores

8664

"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Jun 25, 2007 9:29 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

19149

not a typo!

"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Jun 25, 2007 9:40 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

19321!

Really!

Aft Yank Sadist

by oblique on Jun 25, 2007 9:46 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

18568 so far & TIP for @ work ppl

shrink your browser so that the only visible part is the pitcher, you, and the strike zone.  Have something else behind the browser window so you can quickly click over to that file.  Helpful since there isn't a Pause/Esc/Boss key.

by Rickeyfan on Jun 25, 2007 10:07 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

AH!

11859 but my stoopid phone rang and had to stop for a conference call.

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 10:23 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

12605!
"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 10:25 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

49857

Booya!  It helps that I have nothing else to do and have amazing mouse-eye coordination from years of video game playing.

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Jun 25, 2007 10:33 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I also rule at Tecmo Bowl

and Halo

Hail to the nerd!

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Jun 25, 2007 10:43 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

did you play the halo 3 beta?

i did for like 45 minutes.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jun 26, 2007 7:54 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm Jack Cust

I'm getting much better at smacking HR's (about 5-7 a sessions, with some of those double pt HRs), yet I routinely lose 6000-12000 points from K's / lineouts.

by Rickeyfan on Jun 25, 2007 10:46 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If I posted enough
to allow myself to have a sig, that would be it.

by snakecharmer on Jun 26, 2007 1:04 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

32006

I'm as far away from the plate as Bobby Crosby, but I actually try to take the ball to the opposite field.  Genius.

by Colorado Fan on Jun 25, 2007 10:34 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

opposite field

That seems to be the best strategy. Is it even possible to hit a homer over the left field wall? I've tried and I can't do it.

by Deep Puddle on Jun 25, 2007 10:45 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've hit a few *off* the LF wall.

Is it possible to hit it over? Over the line can be done. I'd like to hit the balcony.

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 10:48 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yes

that potted plant tortures me.

"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Jun 25, 2007 10:49 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Crowd the Place Like Canseco

...and swing a little early.  LF wall is yankable.

by Colorado Fan on Jun 25, 2007 11:50 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Has this worked for you?

At best, I get a HR off, not over the steel curtain.  Most of the time crowding the plate, I Kendall it weakly up the middle.

by Rickeyfan on Jun 25, 2007 1:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I haven't either

Steel Fence = Green Monster, but further.  I've hit homers of the fence, but not over it.  My preference is the straightaway HR off the scoreboard.  It's an especially gratifying target.

by Rickeyfan on Jun 25, 2007 10:53 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ok

after a few games in a row of less than 2000, I FINALLY figured out (1) you have to move your bat up to get lift and (2) you get a free ball for each HR.

  1. And pretty much can't reproduce it.

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2007 11:52 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think 10,000 is the Mendoza line.

Totally Kendalling this game.  :(

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 12:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I suck at this game.

Does that stop me? Noooooooooooooo.

by pam5981 on Jun 25, 2007 12:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i can't seem to break 1800
maybe i should try on the desktop, a mouse would probably work better...
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jun 26, 2007 7:25 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'm Kendall with a mouse...

but I hit like MYSELF with a laptop's touchpad.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 26, 2007 7:32 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

inspired by this weekend

it's not baseball themed like Pinch Hitter, but it sums up the sweep.  I was playing this for awhile last night while I was trying to sober up.  Have fun!

P.S.  I'm on the high scores page under miguel.  I'm sure someone out there can beat me.

death to myspace!

by malikot on Jun 25, 2007 9:11 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In a related story

Ministry of Defence denies regiment kilt shortage

The Royal Regiment of Scotland's 5,000 soldiers currently have just 320 kilts between them.

So, um... what are the other 4,680 wearing?

"San Jose A's of Fremont" validates the Halo's stoopid name

by ArakSOT on Jun 25, 2007 9:38 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

um, skirts?
"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Jun 25, 2007 9:41 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Shouldn't that "between" be "among"?
That's not such a bad idea ... but it's a strange inference. ~ mikeA @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 9:46 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's between.

Interpret as you will.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 25, 2007 10:03 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

a White Sox firesale

is imminent, says John Heyman of Sports Illustrated.

link

by gotgreen on Jun 25, 2007 10:03 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I want Pierzynski, we need someone to blame, I

can't think of a better target.  Boy would the gameday threads be interesting.  I would also love to, hear Fosse after all the years of bashing.  He has never bashed a current Athletic.

by theblackpearl on Jun 25, 2007 10:06 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I would love to have Dye back

He's the power hitter the A's need in the OF.

"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Jun 25, 2007 10:19 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

no way....

too crowded out there.

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 10:20 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

too crowded?

I'd love to see Buck/Kotsay/Dye in the OF with Swisher at first base and Piazza at DH. Cust could be a dangerous pinch hitter.

Of course we'd have to get rid of Shannon Stewart or Bobby Kielty, but I'd be fine with that.

"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Jun 25, 2007 10:24 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

'twas kidding

it is certainly not too crowded...

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 10:26 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh, my bad.

{flicks sarcasm detector}

"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Jun 25, 2007 10:28 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

'twas isn't right at all

while I'm thinking about grammar.

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 1:01 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ugh. I almost don't want to link this...

...cause it's giving Dave Del Grande wider exposure (which I'm sure is what he's after) but in today's Trib, without offering any evidence, he says Milton Bradley was DFA'd simply because he's black. Talk about throwing around easy and unfounded accusations of racism. This is the worst kind of column in my opinion because it treats a very serious issue in an irresponsible way and only serves to ignite and fan flames of opinion in an effort to create "churn" for the sake of selling newspapers, creating readership and stirring provocation.

Tutti Frutti

by Ice Cream on Jun 25, 2007 10:15 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

truly pathetic

You cannot take seriously someone who writes about Bradley without mentioning the facts that he'd been injured all year, is CURRENTLY injured, and is a free agent next year.

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2007 10:21 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes.

White power!

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 10:22 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cust?

He's the only guy with white power on the roster.

That's not such a bad idea ... but it's a strange inference. ~ mikeA @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 10:30 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Swish?

or does being a swisher put you into a different sub-category?   Pink Power?

by MobiusKlein on Jun 25, 2007 1:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Billy! Listen!

Shannon Stewart is black!

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 10:25 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

< smears burnt cork on Kendall >
That's not such a bad idea ... but it's a strange inference. ~ mikeA @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 10:31 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Anyone here from the South?

How long does it take to completely burn grits?

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 10:38 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hahahaha

QOTM to this one and monkeyball's.  hehehee.

to completely burn grits?  a while.  probably like a couple hours, i'd guess.

by Eric in Atlanta on Jun 25, 2007 12:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i second the QOTM
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jun 26, 2007 7:35 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

''Tell me it's not as simple as that.''

It's not as simple as that.

"San Jose A's of Fremont" validates the Halo's stoopid name

by ArakSOT on Jun 25, 2007 10:32 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Boy, that was easy.

AN hates short people.  Tell me it's not as simple as that.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 25, 2007 10:34 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

sorry - it IS that simple
"San Jose A's of Fremont" validates the Halo's stoopid name

by ArakSOT on Jun 25, 2007 10:46 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So are you.

Ha! Fell right into my trap!

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 25, 2007 10:48 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OH SNAP!
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 11:14 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Uh... DUH.
I'm not saying Bradley should be starting ahead of Travis Buck. But, when healthy, ahead of Shannon Stewart and Bobby Kielty? In a heartbeat.

Yes, Dave.  When healthy.  When healthy.  When healthy.

Healthy, when?

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 10:40 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

When was the last time Kielty started a game,

that Milton wasn't healty for?  If Kielty wasn't on the 60 day DL, I bet he would have been DFA'd first, and probably will be if he returns this year, or he will be in Sacramento.

by theblackpearl on Jun 25, 2007 10:45 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and
unless mine eyes decieve me, Shannon Stewart is also black.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau

by King Richard on Jun 26, 2007 9:42 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he was healthy.

ie, when he was dfa'd.

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 10:48 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm kinda torn

everyone has offered up explanations for the Bradley trade, but if we email this guy he'll only get more attention.

death to myspace!

by malikot on Jun 25, 2007 11:17 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I did email this guy...

it's like arguing with a 5th grader.  His only argument is that Beane SAID he "THOUGHT Bradley would be a malcontent" with his diminished playing time and that he didn't KNOW one way or the other.  In sum, the operative language behind his entire argument is that Beane "thought",(because Bradley is black of course) he would become a malcontent.  Because Beane was operating on gut and not personal knowledge other reasons like outfield overload, injuries, salary, trades etc. were not a part of the equation.  Therefore, Beane is a whitewasher of the A's.  He had no rebuttal of course to the recent additions of Suzuki (who was called up when a white player in Millhouse was traded) and Garcia.  Of course, this joker only sees things in white and black.

I asked him if he thought Beane would EVER tell us the real reason he did ANYTHING to which he, of course, had no answer.  It of course wouldn't be prudent for Beane to show his cards.  I then told him ANG newspapers must really be hurting if this is the best writer they could come up with, a Skip Bayless-esque incitor.

In sum, don't waste your time talking to this guy.

by SwisherSweet33 on Jun 25, 2007 1:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm torn as well

but more because I generally like reading the Trib, and was hoping that even if I write about what a flame-throwing internet troll he's become, it will help the Tribune employees keep their jobs and provide some feedback to them about their readership (of which they probably know nothing), which might keep them in the printing business longer.

..."might" being the operative word.

"He could run for mayor of Oakland! I hope he never wakes up" -Korach on Cust's GW 3 run HR

by popcornjames on Jun 25, 2007 1:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, they've lost one reader in me...

His last response in our email exchange attacked my name.  Yeah, my birth name.  I out debate him, he resorts to ad hominem attacks.  Gotta love it.

Dave Del Grande; miserable person poor sports writer.

by SwisherSweet33 on Jun 25, 2007 2:16 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yikes....

...has Fire Joe Morgan been alerted to this guy yet?

[goes to FJM]

"He could run for mayor of Oakland! I hope he never wakes up" -Korach on Cust's GW 3 run HR

by popcornjames on Jun 25, 2007 3:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Are you the same ice cream that used to post on

AN hella long ago? I haven't heard from you in so long I thought global warming had melted your cap.

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 11:19 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL
Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 11:20 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, I'm back. And that odor you smell...

is global warming melting my crap.

Breathe deep the gathering gloom, McFoodstuff.

Tutti Frutti

by Ice Cream on Jun 25, 2007 11:34 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Global warming is a good thing...
for these giant penguins.
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 12:10 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Has this guy ever heard of defamation?

Defamation is the communication of a statement that makes a false claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may harm the reputation of an individual, business, product, group, government or nation.

by roscoe on Jun 25, 2007 12:05 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i have noticed

that almost every black player beane brings to the team eventually leaves.  maybe beane only acquires them so he can later get rid of them because they're black.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jun 26, 2007 7:37 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes.
Clearly when Beane brought Milton Bradley TO the team, he had no idea he was black.

And I guess when he brought in Shannon Stewart, he was under the impression he was a small white Dutch boy.

And Frank Thomas? Well, that's totally a white name.

The Kendall Shift: 6 infielders and 2 catchers.

by Ozzz on Jun 26, 2007 10:17 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's the hackiest of the hacks

Does anyone take DelGrande serious. Complete joke.

by FreeSanJose on Jun 26, 2007 1:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OT: Schrodinger's Dick

Note: link only intended for purposes of linguistic/scientific/"no-hitter" code/nerd/euphemistic humor.

That's not such a bad idea ... but it's a strange inference. ~ mikeA @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 10:42 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

<unshun>

<files CGV>
<killfile>
<re-shun>

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 25, 2007 10:47 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The DLD is dead to me.

Half the damn links I click on are restricted from viewing at my work. Do these people expect me to work all day!??!

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 11:23 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dave Del Grande Calls Out Beane as a Racist!

  Folks, this is the type of "journalism" that upsets me. If anyone wonders why blogs such as AN have risen it's due to the irresponsible attitudes of columnists who make racially inflamed statements without any recourse.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/...

  Is Dave Del Grande the equivalent of Don Imus? When it comes to stupid statements, maybe. But Del Grande should be questioned and criticized for his unprofessional and accusative statements. Most of us at AN have figured out why MB is gone. Mr. Del Grande is just another reminder of why Beane has such disdain for the print media.

"I've been accused of using too many words...I suppose that's like accusing Mozart of using too many notes." Bill King

by Gerard on Jun 25, 2007 11:00 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My Bad...but worth repeating,..I guess

   

"I've been accused of using too many words...I suppose that's like accusing Mozart of using too many notes." Bill King

by Gerard on Jun 25, 2007 12:00 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm not sure any of us at AN

have figured out why MB is gone.

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 11:07 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

because he was DFA'ed! Duh.
That's not such a bad idea ... but it's a strange inference. ~ mikeA @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 11:16 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mr. Beane?

I think this is an example of why a great many folks have disdain for the print media.  And that goes for the demogogues on both ends of the political spectrum.  

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 25, 2007 11:08 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

by the way

you all are a bunch of wimps.  This blog page is only rated...

Rate your own page at http://mingle2.com/blog-rating.

Sadly they don't seem to parse the words in the more violent passages in the Melhuse comic above.

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2007 11:16 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hmm

Yesterday's thread got

This rating was determined based on the presence of the following words:

hurt (5x)
dead (2x)
crap (1x)

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2007 11:27 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A losing game thread with no cussing?!?!

I don't believe it.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 11:47 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Boobs!

Boobs!  Boobs!  Boobs!  Boobs!  Boobs!

(maybe that'll up our ratings)

Blah

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 25, 2007 11:51 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nope

boobs didn't register. But we ARE up to PG-13.  Let me try pasting in some text.

Macha, I will kill you and eat your flesh. Then I will commit suicide, track you down in the underworld... ...and vomit blobs of your own putrid guts down your Satan-seared throat. MELLY SMASH!

Be right back.

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2007 11:54 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

whoa

"suicide" gives it a

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2007 11:57 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just ran a few HH diaires...

"San Jose A's of Fremont" validates the Halo's stoopid name

by ArakSOT on Jun 25, 2007 12:34 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

IOTM!

Well played, Thunderbutt.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 25, 2007 12:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

{ claps }

< slaps T-butt on T-butt >
<liked it>

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2007 12:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh!

The Cadaver Calculator!

http://mingle2.com/cadaver-calculator

How much are you worth?

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 12:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

$4,490

but maybe more if I grow my hair out.

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2007 12:40 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

$4,590

Man, they'll buy anything. But I'm pretty sure I'd be used to make soap or something.

And the long hair really didn't add much.

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 12:47 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not soap:

glue

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 12:49 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

:(

[makes therapy appointment]

[contemplates slitting wrists]

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 12:54 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What if you were the glue

they used for Harden and Buck?

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 12:56 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

$4205

But that question about my height was loaded.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 25, 2007 12:50 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

$4175

If they think I'm worth that much, I'm sold. Stupid site doesn't say where I can go and sell my body, though.

"San Jose A's of Fremont" validates the Halo's stoopid name

by ArakSOT on Jun 25, 2007 1:00 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

$3790
If only I were an albino with elephantitis, I'd be worth a fortune.
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 1:57 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

or an elephant

tight with albinos.

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jun 25, 2007 1:58 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm tight with bonobos -- does that count?
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 2:49 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

$11450 Top that!

Non-smoking, non-drinking, healthy eating, sugar-free, non-diabetic, untanned, painless, non-contaminated, non-psycho, non-diabetic body-builing, parapalegic herniated long-haired albino dwarf kid with perfect vision, elephantitis and no appendix or intestines.

by Rickeyfan on Jun 25, 2007 3:27 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

$8255 if I add Giantism to that.
Some people have all the luck!
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 2:02 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Giantist! Go back to Warrantless Wiretap Park!
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 2:50 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

$4,325
Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 3:12 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Also

apropos of nothing. Via Hellcat

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2007 11:25 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I see...
dead links.
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 2:03 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wish I was savvy enough

to post a link to the old movie "The Warriors"

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 25, 2007 11:29 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

never saw it, but remember the ads

for it...particularly the baseball bats they weilded.

subject to revision pending next issue and there are too many issues

by ak_A on Jun 25, 2007 12:15 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now a cult classic I believe.

Definatley a strange film, but worth watching.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 25, 2007 2:07 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

can this Mohawk kid hit?
maybe we should call him up...
"San Jose A's of Fremont" validates the Halo's stoopid name

by ArakSOT on Jun 25, 2007 11:42 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nah

Billy Beane's prejudiced against Native Americans.

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jun 25, 2007 11:43 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice Milton the Monster sig!
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 11:48 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well, he looks plenty white

maybe a little too white for my taste.

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 11:44 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I dunno...

seems like the least of the Mohawkins, if you ask me.

Tutti Frutti

by Ice Cream on Jun 25, 2007 12:01 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i didn't want barton called up before september

but after seeing that photo, i've changed my mind.  

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jun 26, 2007 7:39 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Okay everybody.

Pet peeve.

The roster move is called Designate For Assignment, and the verb is the first word.  Therefore, when abbreviating, we should say that Milton Bradley was D'dFA, not DFA'd.  Get it right, people.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 25, 2007 12:23 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"WMDs"?

No, it's WsMD.

Similar concept.

Blah

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 25, 2007 12:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Exactly.

Correct: "Blez should DFA Poppy," "Poppy should be D'dFA," "DingFA Poppy would be good for AN."

Incorrect: "Poppy should not be DFA'd.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 25, 2007 12:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

following your jejune rules ...

... shouldn't it be "Blez should D Poppy FA"?

That's not such a bad idea ... but it's a strange inference. ~ mikeA @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 12:59 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hold on..

doesn't the "W" in "WMD" stand for "Weapons"?  Therefore both "WMDs" and "WsMD" are redundant...

by high street on Jun 25, 2007 12:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not necessarily

You can refer to a weapon of mass destruction (singular). As in, "That there is a mighty fine weapon of mass destruction you've got."

Blah

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 25, 2007 12:43 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not necessarily

Elijah Dukes's junk = Weapon of MD. If he had multiple organs (?), well, you get the picture.

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 12:45 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I thought it was more of a WMC

Weapon of Mass Creation.

Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jun 25, 2007 1:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If

ADW=Assault with a Deadly Weapon
AFW=Assault with a Friendly Weapon

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 25, 2007 2:05 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WMR - Weapon of Mass Reproduction
Or Massive...

Nevermind.

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 2:07 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Disagree

It is at the very least not clear that acronyms must have parallel grammar. There is disagreement. To the extent you're right, it should just be DFA, with the past tense implied by the context. In the WMD context, correct is "a WMD" and "some WMD".

"RBI" has a different grammar than "Run batted in," hence "an RBI." I would say that RBI is a singular noun, that can quite acceptably be pluralized into RBIs. I would accept "Cust had 3 RBIs" or "Cust had 3 RBI." I would definitely not approve of "Cust had 3 RsBI".

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 12:44 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Also, indefinite article ...

... depends on whether you say "arr-bee-eye," or "ribbie": an  "arr-bee-eye," or a "ribbie."

That's not such a bad idea ... but it's a strange inference. ~ mikeA @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 1:01 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"ribbie" isn't even a pronunciation of RBI

it's a different word altogether

"San Jose A's of Fremont" validates the Halo's stoopid name

by ArakSOT on Jun 25, 2007 1:04 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

uh ...

... so, do you say "enn ay ess ay"? Or, more apposite, "ell oh oh gee wye"?

(Or, for the French art majors out there, "ell aitch oh oh que"?)

That's not such a bad idea ... but it's a strange inference. ~ mikeA @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 1:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

uh... those ARE pronunciations of acronyms

Ribbie is a seperate word that means RBIs.

Don't push me, monkeyboy. I'll poll this if I have to.

"San Jose A's of Fremont" validates the Halo's stoopid name

by ArakSOT on Jun 25, 2007 1:24 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

f'n' stick that thing out there
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 1:26 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

unavoidable: spelling error in a grammar debate
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 1:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

These debates are bad for all of us

by encouraging a lot more care than really should be put into these posts.

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 1:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nonsense

spelling a totally separate issue

"San Jose A's of Fremont" validates the Halo's stoopid name

by ArakSOT on Jun 25, 2007 1:35 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I vote non-word

Bill James made a comment in one of the old Baseball Abstracts that "ribbies" must have been invented by one of the same sportscasters who insists on calling the Chicago team the "Cubbies." (In retrospect, Bill James may have been an early influence on my advanced curmudgeonliness.)

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jun 25, 2007 1:34 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I love grammar.

This conversation makes me happy.

by pam5981 on Jun 25, 2007 1:04 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

your mom's mom's from Boston?
That's not such a bad idea ... but it's a strange inference. ~ mikeA @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 1:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Reappearing/disappearing "r" drives me nuts.

"I'm going to warsh my cah, pick up some pizzar, and eat it in my backyahd."

You can't just borrow an r from one word and give it to another!!!

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 25, 2007 1:10 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

when Sal Jr hits 16, don't let him borrow your r

(Make him take the Segway.)

That's not such a bad idea ... but it's a strange inference. ~ mikeA @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 1:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We'd shit our pants.

[ups rating]

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 1:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'd Sal's
That's not such a bad idea ... but it's a strange inference. ~ mikeA @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 1:10 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

monkeyball's a WMD
Weapon of Mass Defecation
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 2:12 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm permanently on DEFECON-5
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 2:51 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So when did you stop saying...

 "RBI's"???

"I've been accused of using too many words...I suppose that's like accusing Mozart of using too many notes." Bill King

by Gerard on Jun 25, 2007 3:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow.

I'm a grammatical failure.  <Gives in, DFAs self>

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 25, 2007 1:09 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

actually, you're an ungrammatical failure
That's not such a bad idea ... but it's a strange inference. ~ mikeA @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 1:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm not going to say you failed

but couldn't you have started this grammatical brou ha ha on Friday?  My DLD was lucky to get the 71 comments it got and now this baby's nearly hit 200.

On the plus side, however, I did score the coveted NC-17 rating thanks to Jennifer's thoughtful inclusion of "apeshit."

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jun 25, 2007 2:50 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

or maybe I didn't even get that

does just one apeshit do it, or do you need multiple apeshits?

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jun 25, 2007 2:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

only careful research will tell

Your DLD got an R rating. Not bad.

This rating was determined based on the presence of the following words:

ass (5x)
bitches (3x)
death (2x)
crap (1x)

http://mingle2.com/blog-rating tells all.

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2007 3:27 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

deathcrap
Sounds like monkeyball's WMD.
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 4:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I appreciate your efforts folks

But it's pretty weak. We still merely have an R rating, despite Jennifer and Pam's best efforts. Our highlights:

ass (3x)
anal (2x)
shit (1x)

I checked out LL's last game thread to see how they achieved the coveted NC-17 rating and found:

fucking (47x)
kill (39x)
fuck (15x)
hell (7x)
shit (6x)
suck (5x)
ass (3x)
apeshit (2x)
pissed (1x)

I think if we could get grover and xbox yelling at each other here, we might be able to compete, but we're just a little too nice. Most of us.

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2007 1:19 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LL was apeshit?
My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 1:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

twice

And I wasn't even there.

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 1:21 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

NC-17 now

due to quoting LL.

I do note with satisfaction that the classic cheap soap opera about Crosby's ass thread got a straight NC-17 with no, ahem, artificial enhancement.

ass (70x)
hell (8x)
fucking (3x)
sex (2x)
crack (1x)

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2007 1:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow.

That's a lot of fucks and fucking.

Ass! Piss! Damn! Shit!

What rating are we aiming for?

RAPE! KILL!

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 1:37 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Incest! Bestiality! Necrophilia!
"San Jose A's of Fremont" validates the Halo's stoopid name

by ArakSOT on Jun 25, 2007 1:40 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Vibrator!
"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 1:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

John Lackey procreating!

Bartolo Colon showering!  Bill Plaschke typing!  Rev Halofan critiquing art!  oaktoon discussing regression to the mean!  

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 25, 2007 1:46 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Balls! Bajingo! Hootenanny!
Elvis!
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 2:17 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nc 17

"I think if we could get grover and xbox yelling at each other here, we might be able to compete"

the only problem with that is grover and i get along.  if you want us to yell more, you'll have to find a way to bring back oaktoon and as eh.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jun 26, 2007 7:41 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Shut the hell up.
You don't know what the hell you're talking about.

But grover does.

<buys popcorn>

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 26, 2007 9:03 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"hell"?

Wimp.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 26, 2007 9:05 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Be quiet and go make a new DLD.
You wussball.
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 26, 2007 9:09 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A's should fire Geren

and hire Girardi. Dude can manage.

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 26, 2007 9:05 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This comment rated NC-420

Supreme court rules against BONG HiTS 4 JESUS

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jun 25, 2007 1:30 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

obviously not advocating drug use

It's a baseball strategy message.

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 1:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hadn't even thought of that

It could be referring to the 2004 Reds.

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jun 25, 2007 1:56 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and, of course, if ...

... the Reds were playing in SF in '04, and that pitcher gave up a game-winning HR into deep RF in the bottom of the 9th, it would be Jesus Walk-off's on Water.

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 2:55 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Murder suspect dies while testifying.

link

"Five minute recess, your honor."

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 25, 2007 2:27 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Holy poo.

I leave for a few hours and all heck breaks loose.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 3:02 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"poo" and "heck"?

thanks for brining us back down to a G-rating.

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jun 25, 2007 3:05 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fuck you, bitch!
Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 3:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'M SORRY!

That hurt me more than I hurt you.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 3:07 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jun 25, 2007 3:30 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That made me LOL
"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 3:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sharon once told me to call her a bitch...

and I just couldn't, even when told to.

I think I've made progress.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 3:39 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ok, everyone, she's back!
Stop posting now.
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 3:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OK
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 3:18 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You got DFA'd.
My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 3:11 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Driven the Fuck Away?
Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 3:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nah, I D'd her FA last week

Wait. That sounds dirty.

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 3:17 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

there's, uh, *no* m'fin' shark in the m'fin' tank

My theory for this? The father is a devil ray.

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 25, 2007 3:27 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

<snerk>

"blacktip"

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 25, 2007 3:35 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ONE WEEK!

That's SEVEN DAYS! AHHHH!!

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 3:37 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

{signs on dotted line}

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 3:40 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL

Poppy Jr?

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 3:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is your mom proposing a trade?
Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 25, 2007 3:56 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe.

She's looking to get rid of me and my shitty attitude. Tired act.

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 3:59 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Don't even look at the line up.

Seriously.

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2007 3:42 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Booo
My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 25, 2007 3:46 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nico buys plane ticket on Alitalia;

return trip for two.

I sense another whitewashing.

Tell me it's not as simple as that.

Tutti Frutti

by Ice Cream on Jun 25, 2007 4:12 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL
"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 25, 2007 4:30 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i don't watch wrestling at all

but this is still sad!

chris benoit, his wife, and son were found dead in their home. no details yet on what happened.

link

by gotgreen on Jun 25, 2007 4:39 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wow, that's a stunner

can't wait for the details, but it sounds tragic.

Guess that means he joins his best friend Eddie Guerrero in the big ring in the wherever ...

by Rickeyfan on Jun 25, 2007 5:41 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

given the rumored details ...
this might be a Hell-in-a-Cell match. (yes, tasteless)

by Rickeyfan on Jun 26, 2007 11:09 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Melhuse thought process is funny

I have to think that now that Melhuse is on the Rangers, the Rangers are actually winning.  And the A's are losing. (although I think that has more to do with playing hard teams).  If Kendall is traded to Texas I actually think Melhuse will commit suicide.  Or at leat poke his eyes out with his cleats.

Jason Kendall is a stinky pile of pooh.

by mlleaimee on Jun 25, 2007 8:27 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The losing streak started...
when they took Kendall out of the line up and gave Suzuki a start. Without the steady, gritty, guiding hand of our crafty veteran signal caller, our pitching staff lost it's mojo. And fixing it wasn't as simple as putting Kendall back in the line up, once disrupted, that rythm isn't so easily regained. Some bells just can't be unrung.

Tell me it's not that simple.  

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 26, 2007 9:08 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

so this team needs MORE
gritty white guys?
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jun 26, 2007 11:21 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kendall Stinks
Plain and simple.
Jason Kendall is a stinky pile of pooh.

by mlleaimee on Jun 26, 2007 6:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What IS it with Kielty's calf??

There are calves that have gone from pasture to burger joint since he went on the DL.  Hell, I had my hip joint dislocated, sawed-off, otherwise rent asunder, and replaced with a metal object on April 30, and I'm "running without discomfort" by now.  

In my experience, muscles just don't take that long to heal.  But then, I guess I've never been examined by the Grim Trainer or worked-over by his implement of choice.